That astounding sum makes Mr. DeSantis’s failed presidential bid among the most expensive in modern Republican primary elections.
And they donated roughly $110,000 to the campaigns of state and federal elected officials who had endorsed Mr. DeSantis.
The enormously costly effort produced negligible results, and Mr. DeSantis decided to drop out before the New Hampshire primary and endorse Mr. Trump.
Mr. DeSantis was not the only Republican candidate this cycle to spend vast sums only to drop out.
Fight Right and Good Fight took over television advertising while Never Back Down focused on get-out-the-vote operations, a move publicly encouraged by the DeSantis campaign.
Persons:
Ron DeSantis, DeSantis’s, DeSantis, Jeff Roe, Donald J, Trump, —, Roe, Mr, Tim Scott of, Scott’s, Scott didn’t, Vivek Ramaswamy, Doug Burgum, Trump’s, Chip Roy, Texas, Scott, Nikki Haley
Organizations:
Gov, Federal, Commission, Republican, New, PAC, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Staples, Club for Growth, Trump, Enterprises
Locations:
Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, Tim Scott of South, North Dakota, Tallahassee —, South Carolina